By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Here is a real oddity to share with you - 2005 Boards member Sidecutter of online store Captured Prey sent us over these images of an item currently being solicited. The supplier deals in CHMS products, so we're assuming this is one of theirs.

As you can see from the pictures, it's a cage for Classics / Universe Ravage. But not just any cage, as it is based on the cage that the Autobots imprisoned Ravage in after he was caught in the pilot of the original Generation 1 cartoon, More than Meets the Eye. The set even comes with a key to match the cage, based on the one that Hound taunted Ravage with (and later conveniently dropped to let the Decepticon free himself all as a part of a plan to lead the Decepticons into an ambush)

The downside is this piece is likely going to cost $40 as it is made by hand from ABS sheet and rods. Which may well price many fans out of the market for this quirky bit of Generation 1 inspired fun.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Great things come in small packages, right? According to the latest listings, the Transformers Rescue Bots crew are about to learn this for themselves in episode 14 of the all new series, airing on 9 June according to Zap2it.

Transformers Rescue Bots Episode 14, Small BlessingsThe Rescue Bots are accidentally shrunk and the Burns family must work without their partners.

Upcoming Transformers Rescue Bots Episodes

Today! Return of the Dino-Bot5/19 The Other Doctor5/19 The Reign of Morocco6/9 Small Blessings

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:The next installment of Transformers Prime is all set to air tomorrow - and in anticipation of the new episode the Transformers Facebook page has released a new promo still of the episode. The episode teases that the "Iacon Relic of the Week" is something a bit different to something you can merely hold in your hands this time...

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:High Moon Studios have relaunched transformersgame.com to promote the upcoming Transformers Fall of Cybertron! The slick new Fall of Cybertron themed site currently features the following:

A basic run-down of the game and its features

A section for the characters - Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Shockwave are present so far, with the promise of more to be added soon.

A media section collecting all the trailers and other videos released so far

An online version of the "timeline" document High Moon Studios and Hasbro have co-produced, showing where the War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron fit into the larger mythos of the Aligned Continuity

Game pre-order details and links

The character section will already be of interest to some of you - it features 360 turnarounds on the CGI models of all four characters added so far - Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Shockwave - giving unprecedented early views on the new game's character models, in particular Megatron who now looks like he is evolving from his tank form in War for Cybertron into a form that now also has some slight superficial resemblance to his Transformers Prime design.

You might also wish to draw some conclusions from the character pages on which of these we get to play as in game - Optimus Prime has "Air Strike" under his bio, while Megatron has "hover", Bumblebee and Shockwave meanwhile just get their respective factions. Does this imply that of the four, only Optiimus Prime and Megatron will be playable? Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available, and in the mean time, check out the new look transformersgame.com

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Here is something cool to share with you. Ken Christiansen, who did the concept work for the character of Transformers Prime Ironhide (and by extension his redeco Sergeant Kup) has received permission to share the concept artwork he produced for the character. You can check out the concepts along with the creator's notes on how it all came together over at The Bad Flip Blog.

By Shin Densetsu from TFW2005:Ken Christiansen has updated his blog with concept art for Transformers Prime Ironhide! Christiansen actually came up with this design over a year before Transformers Prime footage was shown at SDCC.

Now that the Cyberverse toy is out, Christiansen has posted 2 images of his Ironhide design, showing Ironhide in vehicle and robot modes. Here's what he had to say:

"As always, the way my brain works, I want the vehicle completed first. I want to see the vehicle cues, and get a sense of weight, that can be translated into robot form and characterization. And colors of course. I turned it in originally all red, (G1 all the way, baby!) but feedback suggested all black to match the current movie version. I may have done all black with the yellow and red stripe, but then Archer suggested a two-tone look, and that sealed it! What a great idea, and I have seen it used since on other versions of Ironhide.

I'm super proud of this design - I think it captures G1, with Movie, and a sense of something new. Of course, I had help, with Aaron Archer's input, and my man crush Eric Siebenaler at Hasbro was directing me on this project, he took the legs of one of my designs, and combined it with the torso of another drawing I'd done, and outlined the movie style gauntlet guns, and did a quick redesign of the gut, and gave it that cool shape where the Autobot emblem sits. Then I took that image, and painted it out, and that's what you see above."

By ORIO from TFW2005:Gametrailers TV has uploaded a new video of Transformers Fall of Cybertron which features an interview with High Moon President, Peter Della Penna. Oh, there's also a ton of new footage!

By ORIO from TFW2005:Site sponsor, RobotKingdom, has uploaded clearer images of the solicitation for the upcoming Arms Micron AM-16 Jet Vehicon. As previously reported, this figure is an extensive remold of the Robots In Disguise Vehicon figure with added wings and jet parts. This new image is larger and shows the upcoming figure off a lot more clearly then before.

Take a look at the image by clicking the title bar and get your preorder in at Robotkingdom.com

By process from TFW2005:After many months MIA on the 3rd party scene, Fansproject is back with a preview of their next figure, WB-002 Warbot Steel Core. Steel Core was teased only recently on Fansproject's Facebook account, and now members of Fansproject Core are able to access new artwork and renderings of the Warbot himself, and his unnamed companion.

While past Fansproject figures had been inspired by official Transformers characters, Steel Core's inspiration is less transparent. Head over to the discussion thread to comment on who this may be, whether new or homaged.

Staff Note: This is an unofficial product not produced or endorsed by Hasbro or Takara/Tomy.

By NIBMRatchet from TFW2005:Here’s a longer version of the previously seen Transformers: Prime Team Prime Toy Commercial uploaded by the Official Hasbro Transformers You Tube Page. Nice timing too… considering the announcement of the Emmy Award Nominations.

This is great news for the Transformers Prime show, and it is also great news for the Hub, as this show joins others in such acclaim. The Hub has a total of fourteen (14!) Daytime Emmy nominations! We here at TFW2005.com wish the Hub all of the very best with the Emmy Awards!

By Superquad7 from TFW2005:We previously reported that the Hub invited fans to submit their questions for the iconic voice of Megatron, Frank Welker. The Hub's Facebook page has now been updated with the questions and Mr. Welker's answers! For those without Facebook access, read on to view the Q & A in its entirety!

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:This Saturday brings us another all-new episode of Transformers Prime. This time out we have Optimus Prime VS Dreadwing VS Starscream in the hunt for another one of the Iacon artefacts! And of course what an epic confrontation it will be - just check out there staring contest in this new clip below, brought to us via ScreenCrush!

By ORIO from TFW2005:Need to get brushed up on your Marvel Generation 1 comics before Regeneration One debuts from IDW in July? Well, Comixology and IDW have you covered. You can now download the first three volumes or the the first sixteen issues through comixology! This is great news for fans of the older series looking to have the original series in a digital format or for the newer fans to get introduced to the series. The volumes will run you $12.99 each or you can get the individual issues for only 99 cents.

Click on the title bar to share your thoughts or head over to the Transformers Comics Discussion forum.

By ORIO from TFW2005:Tvguide.com has updated their entry for Rescue Bots episode 12, "The Other Doctor". Listed as a guest voice actor for this episode is legendary actor Tim Curry! You may know Tim from numerous films over the years such as Home Alone 2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stephen King's IT, and another Hasbro property; Clue. Tim is listed as being the voice actor for "Dr. Moracco". The episode will air on Saturday, May 19th.

By Superquad7 from TFW2005:The third party company, Fansproject, has been relatively silent on upcoming projects as of late, but tossed this teaser image on their Facebook page which simply reads "W002 Warbot QTY: 6 PCS". You can view this image by clicking the thumbnail.

What could this mean exactly? Is this possibly referring to the evil Warbot Defender seen in the comic packed in with the first Warbot Defender, the Heartmaster that's been in development, or is this something new entirely? Whatever the case, Fansproject always seems to have a way of enticing some excitement within the Transformers community. Feel free to join in and share your thoughts with the discussion already in progress!

By ORIO from TFW2005:IGNentertainment has updated their youtube account with the first trailer for the upcoming Transformers Prime video game. The game will be available later this year on the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS platforms.

By NIBMRatchet from TFW2005:Finally, we have the cover of Transformers Classified Book 2: Battle Mountain from Amazon. The cover features Optimus Prime pitting against who may possibly be Decepticon Trenchmouth.

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2012

Grade Level: 3 and up

Series: Transformers Classified"In this follow-up novel to Switching Gears, 12-year-old Kevin Bowman is now working with the Autobots to fight the evil Decepticons and search for his missing brother. Kevin is starting to lose hope until he gets help from the most unexpected person-his nemesis, Douglas. Douglas informs the team of a secret cave of ancient Cybertronian weapons located at Battle Mountain, Nevada. Kevin and Gears believe the cave might have clues to the disappearance of Kevin's brother and other missing soldiers. Will the team find what they are looking for or has Douglas set a trap for them at Battle Mountain?"

Product Details

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0316188743

ISBN-13: 978-0316188746

You can preorder the book for $10.19 from major online booksellers, including Amazon.

By Sol Fury from TFW2005:Here's a new release for those who missed out on some of the Reveal the Shield Legends Class toys the last time out. Kabaya and Takara-Tomy are furthering their partnership by releasing five EZ Collection toys (Legends or Cyberverse Legion to Western audiences). The five toys to be released are EZ Chronicle Generation 2 Optimus Prime, Generation 2 Megatron, Rodimus, Prowl and Starscream. They may be unaltered from their previous release in the Transformers United EZ Chronicle series, but indications are that the five may actually have slight variations in their deco - at the very least, Starscream's gray sections look darker and shinier than the last time out, and Rodimus looks a little shinier too. Could these be metallic versions like the Kabaya Micron series of ten years ago?

Check out the listing on Amazon Japan. They are due to hit Japanese grocery stores at the end of July this year.